A wave of joy surged through Meng Qi upon hearing this; it seemed she had gained another helper in the Qin family.
"I've met Yin Xi a few times. She doesn't talk much, but she clearly has a deep mind."
"Yes. And she's quite attractive. Combined with her acupuncture skills, she's deeply favored by my mother and Si Ye. More importantly, five years ago, by sheer chance, she gave birth to three children for Si Ye. So, it's not easy to overthrow her in the Qin family now."
Qin Xue Lan sighed lightly. Seeing Meng Qi's face darken, she quickly smiled and comforted her, "Qi Qi, Auntie Lan knows you've never forgotten Si Ye all these years, and you must have returned for him. Don't worry, I will definitely stand by you and help you properly. Even though Yin Xi gave birth to children for the Qin family, you don't need to worry too much. They still haven't gotten engaged. Although she's temporarily living in Xing Lan Bay, it's for the children. And I heard they've had a rift due to what happened five years ago, and they aren't living together."
"Really? Auntie Lan, is what you said true?" Hearing this, Meng Qi grabbed her hand, her eyes instantly flashing with light.
"Of course, I wouldn't lie to you." Qin Xue Lan smiled and patted her hand. "Si Ye has some feelings for Yin Xi. You must seize the opportunity during this window of their estrangement. I saw the livestream of what happened at the pharmacy today. I assume you arranged for someone on your side. However, the plan was a bit too simple, and the impact was insufficient. In fact, there's another method I can help you with..."
Meng Qi and Bai Lin lowered their heads, and after she finished explaining the plan, they couldn't help but clap in admiration. Immediately, a string of malicious and triumphant laughter filled the hall.
In the evening, Yin Xi did not stay overtime at the pharmacy. She clocked out on time at six o'clock and returned home. As soon as she entered the hall, the three children ran towards her.
Chen Chen said, "Mommy, you're finally back. Today, Teacher Ren came to teach me and Yan Yan. He teaches very well, and we all like him."
"Is that so? That's wonderful," Yin Xi said, raising her hand to pat his little head, feeling very gratified.
Yan Yan said, "Mommy, let me tell you, when we were having class, Shuo Gege was also listening nearby."
"Oh. Shuo Shuo, do you also want to take programming classes?" Yin Xi's eyes lit up, and she asked in surprise.
Shuo Shuo's expression was somewhat solemn. "When they were in class, I had nothing to do, so I went in to listen for a while. It felt quite good."
"That's true. It must be lonely for you to be outside by yourself while they are in class. How about I mention it to Teacher Ren and ask him to teach one more person? The programming classes are all scheduled for the afternoon anyway, and it won't conflict with your Rubik's Cube class," Yin Xi said, bending down to look at him.
"Okay," Shuo Shuo replied with a smile, feeling that his mommy's arrangement was exactly to his liking.
Yin Xi straightened up and glanced up the stairs, asking, "Has your daddy come back yet?"
"Not yet. He called back earlier to say he has to work overtime tonight," Chen Chen replied.
"Oh," Yin Xi's lips curved slightly, and she took the children to wash their hands and eat.
It wasn't until nine o'clock in the evening that she settled the children and returned to the third floor. As she reached the elevator entrance leading to the third floor, she saw light emanating from the study. Yin Xi paused her steps, then turned back to the first floor, heated a cup of warm milk, and brought it up.
"Knock, knock." As soon as she knocked on the door, she heard a deep, pleasant male voice from inside.
"Come in."
Yin Xi pushed the door open and walked over with a smile, "Si Ye, when did you get back? Are you thirsty? Here, have some milk." Her expression, tone, and actions were all in one seamless flow, as if she were the mistress of the house. The man's gaze was deep, and from the moment she entered the room, it had not left her. He picked up the milk in front of him, took a small sip, and said slowly, "Don't think that your serving me a cup of milk so eagerly will make last night's events disappear."
"No. Qin Si Ye, I was really drunk last night. I don't remember anything I said or did," Yin Xi explained with embarrassment.
Qin Si Ye's face was cold. "You know Xie Yifei, Jian Fan, and Yin Zhe, but you don't recognize me? I think you're doing this on purpose."